Though the BJP candidate from the Mohanlalganj Lok Sabha constituency, Kaushal Kishore had won the parliamentary seat in 2014 by a margin of 1,45,416 by defeating his nearest BSP rival, R. K. Choudhary, the former had trailed behind the latter in the Bakshi Kaa Talab assembly segment by 40267 votes. This goes on to show that BJP will face tough challenge from BSP and SP which currently holds the seat.